Consider the following statements regarding “Surrogacy (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2024”: 1. It prohibits the use of donor gametes under any condition. 2. Single women undergoing surrogacy must use self-eggs and donor sperms to avail surrogacy procedure. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. Consider the following statements regarding “Surrogacy (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2024”:
1.It prohibits the use of donor gametes under any condition.
2.Single women undergoing surrogacy must use self-eggs and donor sperms to avail surrogacy procedure.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation: In the exercise of powers conferred under Surrogacy (Regulation) Act 2021, the Government makes the following rules to amend the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022.

In case when District Medical Board certifies that the intending couple suffers from a medical condition necessitating the use of a donor gamete, then surrogacy using a donor gamete is allowed provided that the child to be born through surrogacy must have at least one gamete from the intending couple.
Previously, Rule 7 of Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022 prohibited the use of donor gametes.
Single women (widow or divorcee) undergoing surrogacy must use self-eggs and donor sperms to avail surrogacy procedure.

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